Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by catalytic chemical vapour deposition: A review on carbon sources, catalysts and substrates

KA Shah, BA Tali - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2016 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively studied during the past two decades and
Catalytic Chemical Vapour Deposition (CCVD) technique has been untiredly employed by …

Synthesis, assembly, and applications of hybrid nanostructures for biosensing

S Zhang, R Geryak, J Geldmeier, S Kim… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The robust, sensitive, and selective detection of targeted biomolecules in their native
environment by prospective nanostructures holds much promise for real-time, accurate, and …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanotube synthesis via the catalytic chemical vapor deposition of methane in the presence of iron, molybdenum, and iron–molybdenum alloy thin …

A Yahyazadeh, B Khoshandam - Results in physics, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, we documented the catalytic chemical vapor deposition synthesis of carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) using ferrocene and molybdenum hexacarbonyl as catalyst nanoparticle …

Preparation and catalysis of carbon‐supported iron catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

B Sun, K Xu, L Nguyen, M Qiao, F Tao - ChemCatChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is essential for the transformation of natural gas, coal, and
biomass to clean transportation fuels and value‐added chemicals. Traditionally, iron …

Importance of Oxygen in the Metal-Free Catalytic Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from SiOx by a Vapor−Solid−Solid Mechanism

B Liu, DM Tang, C Sun, C Liu, W Ren, F Li… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
To understand in-depth the nature of the catalyst and the growth mechanism of single-
walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on a newly developed silica catalyst, we performed this …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of carbon nanotubes with and without catalyst particles

MH Rümmeli, A Bachmatiuk, F Börrnert… - Nanoscale research …, 2011 - Springer
The initial development of carbon nanotube synthesis revolved heavily around the use of 3 d
valence transition metals such as Fe, Ni, and Co. More recently, noble metals (eg Au) and …

Direct growth of MWCNTs on 316 stainless steel by chemical vapor deposition: Effect of surface nano-features on CNT growth and structure

M Hashempour, A Vicenzo, F Zhao, M Bestetti - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes were directly grown by chemical vapor deposition on as-
received or pretreated 316 SS without application of an external catalyst. A detailed study of …

Aligned carbon nanotubes: from controlled synthesis to electronic applications

B Liu, C Wang, J Liu, Y Che, C Zhou - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) possess superior geometrical, electronic, chemical,
thermal, and mechanical properties and are very attractive for applications in electronic …

Growth of carbon nanotubes over non-metallic based catalysts: A review on the recent developments

LL Tan, WJ Ong, SP Chai, AR Mohamed - Catalysis today, 2013 - Elsevier
The conventional method to synthesize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) requires the use of
metallic catalysts. However, the metallic particle impurities usually contaminate the CNTs …

The catalyst for growing single-walled carbon nanotubes by catalytic chemical vapor deposition method

AR Harutyunyan - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The complexity of the catalyst's actual role and properties, along with the numerous
synthesis parameters for the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), has …